Very nice, looks like a cameo. Which one, the 20, 50, 100 -was hardest to find?
Post-away, the more pictures the better. Meanwhile, I did figure out the population on the 10 Piastres. Needed to search on S10P (not 10P) in...
I kind of doubt there are any museums paying five to seven times spot for slabbed MS70 silver bullion coins.
Finest known?? The NGC website population report for Egypt, 10P does not list this coin. But obviously, it exists, becuase here it is! Photos...
Check-out the cheek, talk about clean. There is a small abarsion in the reverse field at 2:00 not seen in the photo, and one small mark on the...
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Took Medoraman's advice and took the MEGABUS(!) to Chicago for the CICF, saving approximately $400 on what I would have spent parking at the...
The 1910 Norway 2 Kronor appears to be real. An important distinction given all the counterfeits out there of this type, with multiple years...
Your observation is somewhat US-centric. My own interpetation is that many world coins are being repatriated to their country of orgin, provided...
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Great blog post, thanks for sharing it. Concise and accurate.
So you are saying Mark and Alan Yaffe, the former owners of NGE which owned ICG, are now the owners or ANACS? Don't think so. Employees going from...
Winning bid of $5 at the local coin club the other night...,, Came in a clear bolt box from the hardware store. Didn't open it until I got home....
I don't think ICG will make the final cut. Too much baggage from their past ownership arrangement with NGE. They might as well have been...
I keep thinking Brazil will be the next Russia or China, -countries which have seen enormous growth in their economies and collectors appetite for...
I've seen a couple world coins over the years in PCGS holders, that I felt were questionably authentic. I saw a gold Russian 3 Rouble in a PCGS...
And the electric company isn't a monopoly either, using your logic. After all, you can always heat and light your home with natural gas. As for...
Boy, have you ever got that right. Attended the monthly coin club meeting this evening. Our guest speaker was the owner of a pawn shop, and also...
I think they did, but if memory serves me, it only weighed 10,000 troy ounces or something like that. Pocket change...,, The Australian coin was...
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